Bhandara rape: Congress MP says no confidence in Maharashtra police

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MPs, including those from Congress, on Tuesday asked the Centre to intervene in the rape and murder of three minor girls in Maharashtra's Bhandara. A Congress MP said he had no confidence in Maharashtra police and wanted a CBI probe into the rape of the three dalit girls.

Shiv Sena MP Bharatkumar Raut raised the issue during zero hour in Rajya Sabha. He said he was ashamed that he lived in a nation which talked about women's empowerment, yet 12 days after the ghastly incident, the accused roamed scot-free.

"Three dalit sisters were raped and murdered and their bodies thrown in a well. Why are the police not arresting the culprits when the entire village knows them," Raut asked.